Quality Characteristics of Chicken Burger Processed from Broiler Chicken Fed on Different Levels of Quinoa Seeds

Abstract

 The study was carried out to evaluate the effect of feeding broiler chickens on different levels of quinoa seeds on the quality characteristics of chicken burger during frozen storage at -20°C for 90 days. A total of 480 one-day-old chicks of (Ross 308) were used for this study. Treatments were: (T1) control group fed on corn–soybean basal diet; (T2) fed on basal diet with 5 % quinoa seeds; (T3) fed on basal diet with 10 % quinoa seeds; (T4) fed on basal diet with 15 % quinoa seeds. Results showed that feeding broiler chickens on different levels of quinoa seeds had significant effects on pH values, cooking loss %, color measurements and shear force values. No significant differences were found in shrinkage measurements. Supplemented quinoa seeds in broilers diets can be potentially used for improving color stability and controlling TBA values in processed chicken burger during frozen storage at -20°C for 90days.